Odarha Village

Odarha Village, with population of 1096 is Varanasi sub district's the 372nd least populous village, located in Varanasi sub district of Varanasi district in the state Uttar Pradesh in India. Total geographical area of Odarha village is 1 km2 and it is the 338th smallest village by area in the sub district. Population density of the village is 1890 persons per km2.

Nearest town of the village is Varanasi and distance from Odarha village to Varanasi is 32 km. The village comes under Sadar panchayat. Varanasi is the sub district head quarter and the distance from the village is 32 km. District head quarter of the village is Varanasi which is 32 km away.

Demographics

The village is home to 1096 people, among them 592 (54%) are male and 504 (46%) are female. 33% of the whole population are from general caste, 66% are from schedule caste and 0% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Odarha village is 10%, among them 52% are boys and 48% are girls. There are 163 households in the village and an average 7 persons live in every family.

Growth of population

Population of the village has increased by 22.7% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were 893. Female population growth rate of the village is 13.8% which is -17.8% lower than male population growth rate of 31.6%. General caste population has increased by 10.2%; Schedule caste population has increased by 30% and child population has decreased by -29.3% in the village since last census.

Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male

As of 2011 census there are 851 females per 1000 male in the village. Sex ratio in general caste is 863, in schedule caste is 843. There are 927 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the village. Overall sex ratio in the village has decreased by 133 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has increased by 120 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.

Literacy

Total 792 people in the village are literate, among them 499 are male and 293 are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Odarha is 80%. 93% of male and 65% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the village has increased by 10%. Male literacy has gone up by 4% and female literacy rate has gone up by 12%.

Workers profile

Odarha has 52% (567) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 59% male and 43% female population are working population. 48% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 11% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 8% of total female population are main and 35% are marginal workers.